Senior Procurement Manager

Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd is seeking a seasoned Procurement Leader to drive sourcing for IT hardware, software/SaaS, cloud, and services. You will own category strategies, negotiate complex IT/software contracts, and partner with Finance to manage budgets and risks.

The role requires MBA in Operations/Supply Chain, strong vendor-management skills, and a track record of leading procurement teams in an IT or technology environment. Bengaluru-based with IT product focus.

Qualifications

• MBA in Operations or Supply Chain
• Experience in Procurement/Strategic Sourcing with IT/tech categories
• Proven experience leading a procurement/sourcing team
• Proven experience negotiating software, SaaS and cloud contracts
• Strong category management, contract negotiation and vendor management skills; Advanced Excel and comfort with procurement/ERP tools

Responsibilities

• Own procurement strategy across IT hardware, software/SaaS, cloud and professional services.
• Define the annual procurement plan and align sourcing with growth, cost optimization and vendor risk.
• Build should-cost models and market intelligence to inform sourcing strategy and negotiation levers.
• Partner with Finance and business leaders to align procurement priorities with budgets (OPEX/CAPEX).
• Lead end-to-end sourcing for strategic and high-value vendor relationships.
• Source hotel/venue partners for events and manage insurer/broker sourcing for benefits and liability renewals.
• Build and manage a preferred vendor ecosystem; conduct structured performance reviews (SLAs, quality, delivery, commercials).
• Identify and mitigate vendor concentration and supply risk.

Skills

Procurement strategy

Vendor management

Cost optimization

Advanced Excel

SaaS/cloud procurement

Cross-functional collaboration

Contract negotiations

Education

MBA in Operations/Supply Chain

Tools

ERP systems

MS Excel

Spend analytics tools

Job description

At Tally, we are driven by a simple yet powerful philosophy — hire for attitude, train for skills, and develop for leadership. With over 40 years of excellence and a leadership position in the Business Management Software platform leader for SMBs, we continue to innovate at the core of technology.

What sets us apart:

A strong culture of innovation and ownership

Deep investment in foundational technology (including our own database, memory manager, and application language)

A fast-growing global presence

A mission to impact hundreds of millions of businesses worldwide

To know more about us, you can visit: https://tallysolutions.com/

What We’re Looking For

MBA (Operations/Supply Chain preferred).

Experience in Procurement/Strategic Sourcing, with significant exposure to IT and technology categories.

Prior experience leading a procurement/sourcing team.

Proven experience negotiating software, SaaS and cloud contracts.

Strong category management, contract negotiation and vendor management skills; Advanced Excel and comfort with procurement/ERP tools.

Strongly Preferred:

Experience in an IT product, SaaS or technology company.

Familiarity with cloud commercial constructs (AWS/Azure/OCI/GCP), software licensing models, hotel/venue contracting, insurance/benefits landscape, and vendor risk/data-security assessments.

Your Impact at Tally

Own procurement strategy across IT hardware, software/SaaS, cloud and professional services.

Define the annual procurement plan, aligning sourcing with growth, cost optimisation and vendor-risk objectives.

Build should-cost models and market intelligence to inform sourcing strategy and negotiation levers.

Partner with Finance and business leaders to align procurement priorities with budget, OPEX and CAPEX targets.

Lead end-to-end sourcing for strategic and high-value vendor relationships.

Source hotel/venue partners for company events and manage insurer/broker sourcing for benefits and liability renewals.

Build and manage a preferred vendor ecosystem; run structured performance reviews (SLAs, quality, delivery, commercials).

Identify and mitigate vendor concentration and supply risk.

3. Contract Negotiation & Cost Management

Own commercial negotiations for software, SaaS, cloud, hardware and services agreements.

Negotiate hotel/venue and insurance renewal contracts, securing favourable rates and terms.

Drive cost savings and avoidance through negotiation, demand management and contract restructuring.

Partner with Legal on MSAs, SOWs and NDAs; track savings, renewals and contract lifecycle.

4. Category Management

Own category strategies: IT hardware, software/SaaS, cloud, telecom, professional/staffing services, events & hospitality, and insurance & employee benefits.

Track total cost of ownership (TCO) and rationalise overlapping tools and vendors.

Stay ahead of market trends, pricing benchmarks and licensing models.

5. Process, Systems & Compliance

Build and strengthen procurement policies, approval workflows and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes.

Drive adoption of procurement tools for PR-PO management, vendor onboarding and spend visibility.

Ensure compliance with statutory, audit, data-security and vendor-risk requirements; maintain a single source of truth for contracts and spend.

6. Team Leadership & Stakeholder Management

Lead and build the procurement team, with category owners/executives/analysts reporting into this role.

Set team structure, goals and KPIs (savings, TAT/SLA, category coverage); own hiring, mentoring and capability-building.

Partner with IS, Engineering, Finance, Legal and Business leaders; act as trusted advisor on buy-vs-build and vendor decisions.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further steps in the hiring process.